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Darlington road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1997, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (374), and casualties fell from 530.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,495 collisions in Darlington.

Collisions in 1997
394
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
525
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1997

1% of collisions in Darlington in 1997 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious358.9%
  • Slight35590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious387.2%
  • Slight48292%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 394, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025137161
2024119156
2023107131
2022114136
2021122154
2020103138
2019167220
2018195258
2017209271
2016208295
2015207274
2014229322
2013231325
2012239344
2011239332
2010244336
2009297407
2008275380
2007280384
2006352484
2005325454
2004340468
2003343442
2002373500
2001355475
2000361473
1999367483
1998398576
1997394525
1996374530
1995308425
1994355472
1993350523
1992359494
1991345485
1990341483
1989395552
1988321456
1987309415
1986326417
1985331425
1984338432
1983300390
1982336448
1981355513
1980353474
1979369496

When and where crashes happen in Darlington in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.6%)
  • February26 (6.6%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May23 (5.8%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August46 (12%)
  • September24 (6.1%)
  • October31 (7.9%)
  • November37 (9.4%)
  • December46 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (61%)
  • Wet or damp149 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph285 (72%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph70 (18%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (10%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (60%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2077 (15%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 35123 (23%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (57%)
  • Passenger143 (27%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8%)
  • Bus or coach47 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Darlington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Darlington ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1997.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1997

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1997: 58, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167588815
2ndA68415303
3rdB6280385003
4thA66203504
5thB6279192302
6thA1150161901
7thA67101511
8thA1(M)71211
9thB62755901
10thA60722300
11thB64441200

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1997

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 278.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1997

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1997: 204.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1997, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Darlington road accidents in other years